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s. M. 0113. Butter-Package.

' Patnted'ApriHS,1880.

WITNESSES N-PETER5. PHOTO-LTHDGRAPHER WASNlNGTON r:

UNITED STATES SAMUEL M. KOHR, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

BUTTE R-PACKAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,524, dated April 13, 1880.

Application filed February 6, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. KOHR, of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Butter-Package, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved butter-package for transportation and handling butter in a clean and convenient manner.

The invention consists of a pail containing a series of crates, formed of a number of cups forreceiving the rolls of butter, mounted above each other upon a central rod in the said pail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the pail containing the crates. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same on the line w 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same on the line yy, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A pail or similar vessel, A, has a rod, B, centrally and vertically fastened to the bottom 0 in some suitable manner, the upper end of said rod fitting into a recess, D, in the center of the under side of the lid E, which may be hinged to the pail or may be removable.

The lid may be locked by a hasp, F, and a hoop, G, as shown by a hasp and lock, or in some other similar manner..

Upon the central rod, 13, a series of crates, H H, are mounted one above the other. Each crate H consists of a number of cups, J J, fastened to each other by means of strips or bands K K, or in some other suitable manner, each cup being also fastened to a central tube, L, of about twice the height of the cups, and having a flange, M, at the upper and lower ends. The crates may be made of porcelain, pottery, glass, non-corroding metal, or some other suitable material, and may be of such sizes as to suit the sizes of the rolls of butter.

The pail A is provided with a bail or handle, N, for transporting or hanging the same.

The rolls of butter are placed into the cups J J, a piece of some white fabric being prefer ably placed into the cup previously, and care being taken that the rolls do not project up higher than the central tube, L, so as not to come in contact with the bottom of the cups immediately above. If all the crates are filled, they are seized at the upper end of the tube L by the thumb and first finger, so as not to touch the butter, and 'are then passed down over the central rod, B, the lower flapge of one central tube, L, resting upon the upper flange of the preceding tube. The lid E is then closed, a piece of white fabric being placed onto the top of the crates to keep off the dust.

The butter can be transported, stored, exhibited, 850., in this way without being touched, and thus is not soiled and deteriorated, and is not exposed to dust, foul air, and the like. The pail can be placed in an ice-house or let down into a well, or each crate can be placed into an ice-box or ice-house separately.

The pail A is preferably made tapering to: ward the top, so that it cannot be upset so easily and cannot be rolled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A butter-crate consisting of a tube, L, having cups J fastened about it and to each other, as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the pail A, of the central rod, B, and the crates H H, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL M. KOHR.

Witnesses WM. OoBURN, THos. G. MAGRAUE. 

